WEEK 17 FOOTBALL PICKS

Lets look at some of the highlights from Week 16 of the football season. In College, Navy continued their dominance over Army and Wofford and Appalachian State lost FCS Playoff games at home, to Georgia Southern and Villanova. In the NFL, Carolina lost big to the rival Falcons and Green Bay was upset by Detroit.

*****The ArmChair Coach Game Ball Of The Week goes to Gaffney High School's Head Basketball Coach Mark Huff for getting his 400th career win, in an 84 to 67 win over Byrnes*****

The ArmChair Coach went 6 and 4 in football picks last week. My record for the season is 124 and 36 for a percentage of .775. Lets look at this weeks picks.

COLLEGE GAMES

FCS Semi-Finals

Villanova @ Eastern Washington..... The Wildcats went into Boone and upset Appalachian State last week. They will go into Eastern Washington and win this week..... Villanova 27 Eastern Washington 23

Georgia Southern @ Deleware..... I believe the run stops here for the Georgia Southern Eagles..... Deleware 20 Georgia Southern 17

New Mexico Bowl

BYU vs UTEP..... I believe the Cougars will be to much for the Miners..... BYU 31 UTEP 21

Humanitarian Bowl

Northern Illinois vs Fresno State..... The Huskies have had the better season, but they will still be down after losing their Conference Title Game to Miami Ohio..... Fresno State 27 Northern Illinois 24

New Orleans Bowl

Troy vs Ohio..... This game is a toss-up. Should be entertaining..... Troy 20 Ohio 16

NFL GAMES

Arizona @ Carolina..... The Panthers would benefit more by losing this game. They lose another close one..... Arizona 23 Carolina 17

Buffalo @ Miami..... The Dolphins have played very well on the road and not so well at home. They are due for a good home performance..... Miami 17 Buffalo 10

Green Bay @ New England..... The Patriots are on a roll and they are at home. The Packers may or may not have Aaron Rodgers at QB. The PATs roll..... New England 31 Green Bay 17

Washington @ Dallas..... With these teams struggles this season, this game has lost some of its luster. Should be a good game..... Dallas 24 Washington 20

Atlanta @ Seattle..... The Falcons are rolling toward a NFC South Championship. They can't overlook the Seahawks..... Atlanta 27 Seattle 17

Did You Know? Mark Huff is in his 14th season as Head Basketball Coach at Gaffney High School. He has a record of 257 and 87 at Gaffney and Four State 4A Championships. His over-all record is 400 and 145 and he had a 5th State Title while at Southside High School.

There will be no blog next week due to Christmas. I will have my next one on Thursday December 30th.

Until Next Time.

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE ARMCHAIR COACH!!!